What is the meaning of wearing a snake shaped ring
What is the meaning of wearing a snake shaped ring?
The Ouroboros is one of the oldest animal shaped symbols in the world, forming a closed circular shape in the shape of a snake like creature with its head and tail connected by autophagy. Plato of ancient Greece described the "tailed snake" as a cosmic ancestor living in a state of self ingestion, creating a cycle of life and death by biting its own tail. Therefore, this symbol symbolizes regeneration, infinite cycle, and eternal life.
In the Bible, Eve was instigated by the snake to taste the forbidden fruit, and the snake is the incarnation of the devil Satan, so the snake is endowed with the meaning of cunning, cunning, and evil.
The demigod Aidophedo in West African religion is a giant snake biting its own tail;
In the mid-19th century, jewelry in the shape of a tail snake was once used as mourning jewelry. At that time, Prince Albert of England had just passed away, and the Tailed Snake Ring was seen as an eternal bond with others and was revered by Queen Victoria. These works often feature turquoise embedded in the snake's body, expressing longing for others with the meaning of turquoise's "don't forget me".
Nowadays, snake jewelry places more emphasis on the decorative aspect of the artwork. Designers attempt to present this long-standing symbol with richer colors and textures, such as enamel decoration of the snake body, carving of scales, design of movable chain links, or embedding a colored gemstone in the center of the snake shaped ring. Another part of the work only presents the snake shape with simple gold rings, and the simple design is more retro.
Gold tailed snake bracelet, c. 1795
This bracelet was made during the Georgian period, and a strand of commemorative hair can be hidden in the cavity. The scales of the snake are hand carved, and two convex round cut garnets are embedded in the eye part.
Gold tailed snake brooch, early 19th century
The snake body is painted with black enamel, with a partial portrait of a woman in the center. During the Victorian era, jewelry full of love was once popular, and designs at that time included a ring face made up of "lover's hair", brooches adorned with portraits of "lover's eyes", pendants, and more.
Gold tailed snake necklace, mid-19th century
Set curved cut turquoise and diamond, with two curved cut rubies in the eye area.
Gold Tailed Snake Necklace, circa 1870
Can be worn as a double stranded bracelet, with turquoise inlaid on the head and tail, and two curved cut rubies on the eyes.
Gold tailed snake bracelet,
The snake head is carved with a star shape, which is embedded with a bright cut diamond.
Gold tailed snake earrings,
Set with two water droplet shaped emeralds, two rose cut diamonds in the center of the tail snake, and bright cut diamonds in the eye area.
Gold tailed snake earrings,
The center of the earrings is set with 4 carved jadeite pieces, with a snake shaped design featuring full diamond inlays. The eye part features 4 curved cut rubies.
A gold tail snake bracelet with a curved cut black opal on the snake head, small diamonds on the scales, and curved cut moonstone on the tail.
Gold tail snake earrings, with a curved cut amethyst embedded in the center of the tail snake and bright cut diamonds embedded in the snake body.
The gold tail snake ring is made of 14K gold, with a pear shaped carbon silicon stone set on the head, surrounded by colorless topaz, and a pink sapphire set on the eyes.
